Friday, 18 September 2015

Welcome back happy shoemakers and here is our second dispatch from Linea Pelle. We loved our trip to Milan and found some wonderful architecture, art and fashion to enjoy in the late afternoon before flying home.

Two paces behind....too embarrassing to be walking alongside when he's not in Carreducker's!

The sweeping structures of Linea Pelle

Striding into the great halls of leather for Day 2

Helipad or lost UFO?

Great mixes of texture, material and colour

Great colour and retro styling

A fascinating shoe sculpture with the platform crafted from layers and layers of leather

Leather flask

Extreme brogueing...I think that they missed a bit

Lovely lifestyle showcases

mixing old and new

Enjoying the curvy metro seats

and the compartment-less trains

The Duomo has had a wonderful spring clean

Fresh and sparkling in the sunshine

A wonderful shopping environment

and inspiring mixes of luxurious materials

Interesting off-set paving in a narrow alley

Mr Ducker eyeing up some titfers (hats)

Glorious Dolce

...glorious glass

And a wonderful centrepiece made from shoe lasts in a Milanese shop

Then the long walk back to the airport

That's all from us in Milan. Back to the workbench, designing, fabric, clients and shoes. Until next week happy shoemaking!